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Admit it, Springsteen fans: you've played air guitar and acted out lots of his songs over the years. Now, a Chicago theater company is bringing his album Nebraska to the stage.

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Next month, the Tympanic Theater Company debuts Deliver Us From Nowhere: Tales From Nebraska.

It’s an evening of 10 short plays from 11 different playwrights and 10 different directors, each inspired by a song from Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album, which some critics say is one of his best.

According to the company's press release, "Atlantic City” becomes "a surreal meditation on late-life regret," while “Johnny 99” "transforms into an exploitational tale of romantic revenge."

Says the theater: “The evening is filled with lost souls and terrifying characters such as specters, murderers, and supernatural dogs."

Of course, the Boss is even better known for his gritty, blue-collar themed music, in songs like "Youngstown" and "We Take Care Of Our Own" from his new album, Wrecking Ball, which just hit number one. (Sony Music Entertainment has to be happy about that.)

So, to have a Chicago theater company performing songs from Nebraska seems like an ideal fit. The show runs April 26 to May 20. You can find out more about Deliver Us From Nowhere here.